Lacey Miller fell in love with softball in third grade. She played throughout her schooling in the Lind-Ritzville Schools co-op. Now, she's ready to take it to the next level after earning a softball...

On Sept. 9, Reps. Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM) and four other cosponsors introduced the Rural Maternal and Obstetric Modernization of Services (MOMS) Act—H.R. 4243—in the U.S. House of Representatives, after a bill with the...

The 50th edition of the Ritzville Rodeo took place September 30-31 and competitors came from across the Northwest and beyond to compete. In the bareback competition, Cooper Wicks of Enumclaw took the...

The Columbia Basin Development League (League), the nonprofit “voice” of the Columbia Basin Project (Project) is seeking input from stakeholders to harmonize and prioritize Project development and support efforts going forward. A survey,...

The Wheat Land Communities' Fair Junior Livestock Sale recorded huge numbers on Aug. 31, as this year's auction grossed over $96,000, surpassing the totals from each of the previous three years. The...

My Farm, Your Table is back for another edition this weekend, taking place from 2-6 p.m. in downtown Ritzville. Vendors will be downtown from 2-5 p.m. At 4:15 p.m., Stephanie Smith from the WSU School of Food Science will be giving a presentation....

Watching a sports telecast has changed throughout my lifetime. As a young lad you really only got to see a play once and if you missed it the people in the TV room would need to explain what happened so you would be caught up to live action again....

Dear Friends, The weather made this year’s harvest more of a challenge, but it’s past us now and I’m on to planting wheat for next year. In case you missed it, there was some nice news coverage of a “harvest bee” for a fellow Ritzville...

Each year, Congress breaks from session for what is referred to as “August Recess.” This month isn’t much of a “recess” at all, which typically implies time to play and relax. Instead, August Recess, more aptly called the August District...

Our nation is on an unsustainable borrowing trajectory and it could get much worse unless voters start asking politicians: “How are taxpayers going to pay for what they promise!” We now owe over $22.5 trillion to lenders of which nearly half...

The H.E. Gritman Senior Center will be hosting a pancake breakfast tomorrow, Sept. 13, from 7:30-10:30 a.m. Anyone from the community is welcome to attend the breakfast, membership to the Senior Center is not...

Jerry Ernest Traver died suddenly and unexpectedly on August 20, 2019. Jerry was born on October 10, 1957, the youngest of nine siblings in Seattle, WA. He moved to the Ritzville area where he worked as a carpenter and painter. He met Nancy Hille...